Category: Learning

We have been learning about how seasonal changes affect apples trees.

One of our favourite books is Our Apple Tree by Gorel Kristina Naslund.  This book describes the life cycle of the apple tree – from spring, when the apple tree blossoms, through summer, when the fruit grows, to fall, when the apples are ripe and ready to pick, and finally to winter, when the apple trees rests. We also learned about the animals that visit the apple tree – from insects that pollinate the flowers to deer that eat the fallen fruit.  We tried some of the many gifts that are provided by the apple tree, like crunchy apples, apple sauce and apple juice. Thank you apple tree!

Listen to your child describe the seasons of the apple tree in his/her blogfolio.

We are artists, and as artists, we can explore different elements, materials and techniques, and create works of art inspired by nature.  Here are our representations of apples using yarn, marbles and paint, and torn paper.

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We are scientists, and as scientists, we know what to do:

• Ask a question – What would happen if. . . ?
• Form a hypothesis – I think. . .
• Test the hypothesis – Let’s do an experiment . . .
• Record observations
• Come to a conclusion – What was the answer to our question.

We wondered if an apple would sink or float in the water?  Here is our experiment:
Ask me what happened.